Now, we’re living in a cute little house only a 20 minute drive from James’ work and LOVING it here! I’m homeschooling the kids and periodically teaching childbirth classes, James has been taking on new responsibilities at work and hunting, AND we are expecting our 5th little one next March!

Here’s how James and I found out about our new little blessing:

I wondered if I could be pregnant, but thought that I was probably not yet. Obviously I was though, because my brain was not functioning quite right! That always happens to me at the very beginning! On Sunday, I woke to find out it was Father’s Day. Oops! I hadn’t forgotten about Father’s Day, I had just thought it was on Thursday! Sometimes Father’s Day is on my dad’s birthday, that’s where my confusion had come in. But silly me! Father’s Day is ALWAYS on a Sunday! At that point, I hoped I was pregnant just for an excuse for that brain failure! On Monday, I dropped a $35 bottle of Myrrh in the driveway. I could have kicked myself! At that point I REALLY hoped I was pregnant so I had some excuse! So, on Tuesday, I took a test, even though I knew I should wait until Thursday. It was negative. I have gotten early positives before, so I took that as the final answer for the time being.

Jump to Thursday. James was having a rough day, and though I didn’t think I was pregnant, I took a pregnancy test midday so I could surprise James when he got home and brighten his day IF I happened to be pregnant. I knew that you’re supposed to look at the lines a few minutes after taking the test, but usually my positive tests have shown up immediately and this test looked negative. Kids were screaming outside the bathroom door, so I came out, and threw the test in the garbage, under some stuff so James wouldn’t see it.

Jump to Thursday evening. It was 10 and James and I were going to head to bed. He went outside to get his phone from his truck. Things just didn’t feel right to me, so while he was outside I began digging through the garbage can. He walked back in to see me pulling a pregnancy test out of the garbage with a shocked look on my face. There was a faint second line. Happy Father’s Day Honey?!?!?! That was not how I’d planned on telling him, but it was fun nonetheless!

On Friday I gave the kids the dinner I’d planned on telling James about the baby with: a Full House-style baby dinner!

It took a bit of prompting for the kids to figure it out, but they were excited in the end!

Next, we got to announce to our family and friends! We did this with an old photo that I’d been itching to use for a long time! I don’t remember how we ended up holding all my childhood dolls, but we did! James and I were engaged at the time, and his sister Katie took the picture. The gender ratio is a bit off, but oh well 🙂 We’re such goofs!

“We’ll retake this picture with all our kids… in March or so :)”

First trimester equals extra sleep for me! I don’t have much that I can complain about regarding nausea, but I do need a nap every day! It was so nice to have sunshine and a sliding glass door leading to a fenced in back yard that I could send the kids out to when I needed some extra rest.

This summer:

My brother and his wife and her brother were able to come home for a bit before he left to be stationed in England. We got to celebrate his birthday and take a trip to the zoo with him!

We had a family of robins in a low bush right in our yard! The kids also found an old nest at the base of a tree. We’ve seen and heard huge Pileated Woodpeckers and their baby, a family of quail, hummingbirds, and others! Did I mention that I love where we live? Especially our lovely back yard!

At the end of July we celebrated Aslan’s 7th birthday. I can’t believe my baby is seven!

Shiloh turned 6 at the end of August. Since it was a Saturday, we spend the morning enjoying a nearby beach before the crowds rushed in. We also went blackberry picking! The boys (and the James) stayed up late trying to figure out a simple but difficult 9-piece puzzle.

Look at that! I went back farther than I meant to, and I haven’t even gotten to September! I do feel that it’s time for me to wrap up this blog and give my kids some structure for the day! Hopefully I’ll be back again soon!

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That’s a great update, Brianna! 🙂 I’ve had times like that where I’ve not blogged for months and just wanted to write a 20-page update! I came across a quote on a blog one day about it being a “no-obligation blog”. I thought that was great and always try and remember that when I get behind in my updates. It’s fun—not an obligation!

Hope all is going well in your pregnancy! I’m at the home stretch and am so ready to meet this new baby! We found out she’s a girl! 🙂